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  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    18 days ago

    France and Italy are stalling at committing to specific financial volumes, said diplomats, who were granted anonymity to discuss closed-door conversations.

    Penny-wise and pound-foolish. Dipshits.

    • Paragone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      15 days ago

      For youngsters not knowing “penny-wise & pound-foolish”,

      the modern equivalent is “cent-intelligent but euro-idiotic”.

      Pennies & pounds haven’t been encountered by most of the world’s population for … generations, now?

      & yeah, PugJesus nailed it spot-on.

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